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| Developer | Amazon Web Services |
|---|---|
| Written in | C |
| OS family | Real-time operating systems |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source |
| Initial release | 2003 |
| Latest release | 10.6.1[1] / July 13, 2023 |
| Repository | |
| Marketing target | Embedded systems |
| Available in | English |
| Platforms | ARM (ARM7, ARM9, Cortex-M3, -M4, -M7, -A, -R4), Atmel AVR, AVR32, HCS12, MicroBlaze, Cortus (APS1, APS3, APS3R, APS5, FPF3, FPS6, FPS8), MSP430, PIC, Renesas H8/S, SuperH, RX, x86, 8052, Coldfire, V850, 78K0R, Fujitsu series MB91460, MB96340, Nios II, TMS570, RM4x, Espressif ESP32, RISC-V (e.g. SHAKTI) |
| Kernel type | Real-Time Microkernel |
| License | MIT[2] |
| Official website | www |
FreeRTOS is a real-time operating system kernel[3][4][5] for embedded devices that has been ported to 35 microcontroller platforms. It is distributed under the MIT License.
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- ^ "FreeRTOS open source licensing". 2017-12-22.
- ^ "2011 Embedded Market Study". EE Times. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02.
- ^ Kolesnik, Sergey (2013-12-08). "Comparing microcontroller real-time operating systems".
A kernel is not an RTOS, but this can be a confusing issue because of the inappropriate naming chosen for some popular kernels, 'freeRTOS' for example.
- ^ "Why RTOS and What Is RTOS?". Retrieved 29 August 2014.
What is FreeRTOS? … The size constraints, and dedicated end application nature, rarely warrant the use of a full RTOS implementation - or indeed make the use of a full RTOS implementation possible. FreeRTOS therefore provides the core real-time scheduling functions, inter-task communication, timing, and synchronisation primitives only. This means it is more accurately described as a real time kernel, or real time executive. …